balafón

Spanish

Etymology

From French balafon, from Mandinka balafoŋo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /balaˈfon/ [ba.laˈfõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ba‧la‧fón

Noun

balafón m (plural balafones)

  1. (music) balafon [from 19th c.]

Further reading

  • “balafón”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2013, →ISSN
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